Category: News

On March 8, our last in-sanctuary gathering, three new members joined our household of faith: Hank Kielb, Melissa Mckenzy-Shaw and Kamy Shaw.  See their bios below. A variety of reasons brings people to church, it is your warmth and genuine

Hello Everyone!  May is quickly approaching, and I am so excited to become your minister on May 1st!  Kelsee and I are in the final stages of purchasing a home a few miles from the church, and our closing date

It’s been a long two years!  You, the congregation of First Christian Church in Las Cruces put a lot of trust in us as the Search Committee.  We knew that and we carried that knowledge into each meeting.  As we

So, how are you coping?  I’m doing ok – most days.  I had a bout of vertigo for a couple of days.  Miserable thing.  Better now, thank you.  Lack of sleep (waking at 3 or 4 am and thinking of

I know we are living in tough times right now, but I hope you all share in my joy and excitement in the hiring of our new settled pastor, Bethany Meier. Please keep Bethany and her wife, Kelsee, in your

A lot has happened in the world and at First Christian Church since relaunching Facebook last month.  It has been a vital and important time, to not only share pertinent and valued resources that are helpful in these moments, but to

Rev Donna and I attended a meeting, “A Strategic Conversation: Beginning to Soar” sponsored by the Mission and Church Vitality Committee (MCVC) of the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ (SWCUCC) on March 7th.  This meeting was an

Yes, I love to collect data, ponder what I find, and share where and when I can.           If you are familiar with the Myers-Briggs Personality Sorter you will recognize the categories of N(intuition) vs S(sensing), e.g. facts vs the

No longer gather in person means we no longer have a Sunday offering.  As you know, your pledge payments and gifts provide the vast majority of income to the church.  Here are two  ways to continue your giving: you can

Dear Ones, In these uncertain days, just when we think we’ve got things a little bit under control (certainly always an illusion), life throws us another curve-ball. This week the State of New Mexico was put under stay-at-home orders.  So,